Buried in our links page is an excellent website, 200%, which has been providing independent and well researched articles on the unfolding Chester story for the last several months. They are essential reading for those wanting to understand more about the situation at Chester City Football Club.

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Members of a Danish consortium met representatives of the CFU yesterday before they met the club. It was made clear to them that any rescue bid would need the support of the fans, the wider community, and a viable Business Plan. We were not satisfied with the very brief report we had after the meeting with the club.

In our opinion the Danish consortium also have no adequate business plan or strategy for running the club on a day to day basis. They do not have adequate finances to cover the current debt, and have no plans for community involvement.

We are saying clearly and directly to the Danish consortium: On Thursday you stated that if we did not wish you to continue with your bid, you would not proceed. We are saying that we do not wish you to proceed with your bid. We would however welcome you to be part of an exciting journey with us as we rebuild our club in our own vision. But if you proceed without us, you are proceeding against us with all that entails.

City Fans United are trying to clarify the full situation surrounding the reported sale of the club and will make a further statement in due course.

Last Thursday, the Football Conference gave Chester City Football Club a seven day stay of execution from potential expulsion from the Blue Square Premier League.

It seems likely that the Football Conference will throw Chester City FC out of the league this Thursday, 18th February. The club will therefore not be able to compete again this season and results will be expunged from the record. This is the sad culmination of years of gross mis-management of our football club. It appears that the footballing authorities have simply had enough. The current owners, despite repeated leniency from the authorities and chances to put things right, have failed to run our club in a way that satisfies even the mininum standards – let alone the highest ones that we would aspire to as supporters.

 

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The indignity of failing to fulfil last night’s fixture at Forest Green followed by the announcement that we are unable to host our local rivals Wrexham on Sunday means that Chester City Football Club has effectively ceased to be. We have been tested to the limit as supporters and our support base has been driven down to a rump through incompetence and worse.

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City Fans United can confirm that earlier this afternoon we received a text message from Stephen Vaughan senior’s mobile phone as follows:

£1 for 100% shareholding.
u pay all outstanding creditors.
Stephen vaughan junior

We feel that two days would not be sufficient for us to carry out the due diligence that any fit and proper future owner would wish to undertake, so we trust in Mr Vaughan that he has made provision for the Club’s survival of Wednesday’s winding up order.

As our members would expect, we have now acknowledged receipt of this message, and will give due consideration to his offer at our members meeting on Thursday.

Thank you to everyone who attended the launch night. I think the night was very successful and showed that there is unity and passion among the fans of Chester City.  So what happens next?  Click on ‘Read More’ for the full article. (more…)

City Fans United are in the process of organising a City Legends evening as one of their first activities.

This will be a chance to hear and meet some old favourites from the past, have a photo done, or a picture signed, and a chance to mingle and meet other City supporters for a pre-Christmas pint or two. The event will take place at the Diva Showbar on Station Road on Thursday 3rd December.

More details will follow as they become available.

Preparations continue for City Fans United’s targetted launch in October. Michael Poole has been appointed as interim ‘Working Party Chairman’. Michael posts on Deva Chat as ‘Mike’, and will chair the WP meetings until the new committee is formed.

 

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